Abdominal support



P. JOHNSON. ABDOMINAL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED Ame 1919.

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PETER JOHN$OI\T, 01* LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1920.

Application filed August 9, 1919. Serial No. 316,448.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER JoI-INsoN, a citizen of the United States residing at Los Angeles, in the county of llios Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Abdominal Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to make an improved abdominal support, and my invention consists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a detail perspective of an abdominal support embodying the principles of my invention, the view being taken from the front.

Fig. 2 is a perspective analogous to F g. 1 upon a smaller scale and showing a modified construction.

The pad 1 has a concave upper ed e 2, convex side edges 3 and 4 extending rom the ends of the edge 2, a notch 5 between the lower ends of the side edges 3 and 4, and tongues 6 and 7 extending downwardly from the edges 3 and 4 at the sldes of the notch 5. The pad 1 thus constructed 1s adapted to fit the lower part of the abdomen and extend downwardly.

Buckles 8 and 9 are secured to the upper outer corners of the pad 1, a flap 10 1s secured to the central portion and front face of the pad 1, and a wire extends through the flap 10 and the hooks 11 and 12.

The main belt consists of portions 13 and 14 having eyes 15 and 16 adapted to engage the hooks 11 and 12, and a buckle and strap construction 17 for connecting. the rear ends of the portions 13 and 14 together. The forward ends of the portions 13 and 14 are in front of the pad 1 and extend across the edges 3 and 4. A strap 18 is connected to the center of the portion 13 by a fastener 19 and extends around the back and engages the buckle 9. A similar strap 20 is connected to the center of the portion 14 by a fastener 21 and extends around the back and engages the buckle 8.

A strap 22 extends through a loop 23 at the lower end of the tongue 6 and is connected to the tongue 6 by a button 24, and the strap extends downwardly and is adapted to pass around the thigh and upwardly, and the strap 22 is connected to the portion 13 by a buckle construction 25. A similar strap 26 extends through a loop 27 at the lower end of the tongue 7 and is secured to the tongue by a button 28, and the strap 26 extends downwardly between the legs and outwardly around the thigh and upwardly and is attached to the portion 14 by a buckle construction 29;

Especial attention is called to the fact that the straps 18 and 20 are connected to the main belt portions 13 and 14 and are crossed at the back and connected to the pad 1.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the main belt portions 30 and 31 are formed integral with the abdominal pad 32 and are connected at the back by a strap and buckle construction 33. The pad 32 is longer than the pad 1. The straps 34 and 35 are connected to the main belt portions 30 and 31 intermediate of their ends, and the straps are crossed at the back and are connected to the upper corners of the pad 32 by buckles 36 and 37.

The straps 38 and 39 are connected to the tongues 40 and 41 extending downwardly from the central portion of the pad 32 and are adapted to pass downwardly between the legs, backwardly around the thighs and upwardly, and are connected to the portions 30 and 31 by buckles 42 and 43.

The uses and advantages are obvious.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. An abdominal support comprising a pad adapted to fit the lower part of an abdomen, main belt portions extending from the sides of the pad and connected together at the back by a strap and buckle, straps connected at the sides of the main belt portions and extending around and crossed at the back and connected to the pad by buckles, and straps connected to the lower part of the pad and adapted to extend downwardly between the legs and backwardly and upwardly and connected to the main belt portions by buckles.

. 2. An abdominal support comprising a pad adapted to fit the lower part, of an abing downwardly from the pad and adapted domen, main belt portions extending from to pass; downwardly between the legs and the lower part of the pad around to the backwardly and upwardly and adjustably 10 back and adjustably connected together, connected to the main belt portions.

5 straps extending at the sides from the main In testimony whereof I have signed my belt portions around the back and adjustname to this specification. ably connected to the pad, and straps extend- PETER JOHNSON. 

